10 memorable town hall moments

The modern presidential campaign is usually tightly controlled, but every once in a while the candidates must be exposed to the greatest variable of all: regular people. In keeping with Tuesday night’s “town hall” debate, here are 10 memorable political moments that took place at town halls.

Mitt and Mormonism

At a town hall in Wisconsin in April, a young man asked Romney about several specific racially inflammatory passages in the Book of Mormon. Romney declined to discuss his religion. The questioner asked him: “Do you believe it’s a sin for a white man to marry and procreate with a black woman?” Romney responded: “No.”